Why Ns don't sleep (my uneducated theory)

Another strong piece of validation. One of the first things mine told me was that he rarely slept. He also covers this with saying he is a vegan and that vegans naturally need less sleep because of better nutrition with no animal protein to bog the body down (Oh really??) He hires people from many time zones around the world so I thought he was "working" when I observed him up all night, night after night. Members of his staff would often say they would get calls in the middle of the night with the expectation that they be available. He drained and depleted them. This never happened to me. Just something I watched from afar. And of coarse in my f'ed up haze I'd think, "oh how dedicated he is to his work. How can you not admire a guy like that." (That is what is making me puke - that I could actually be so deceived and brainwashed) Such a simple question to ask - "how well do you sleep?" or "What did you dream about last nigh?"...answers to these types of chatty questions can reveal much if you know what to look for (and WHY!!) and what may be a HUGE red flag.

Im wondering why mine slept so good.??? I had a different experience. My N would go off on his rages, be out with hookers during the day and come home and sleep like a baby. I would be the one awake at night. Wondering who i was laying next to. Crying quietly in pain and misery as he snored his way to dawn. What should i make of that?

Hi It would be lights out, time to sleep and he would do what is not humanly possible, like pretend he was fast alsleep snoring like within 30 secs of saying "goodnite" to me (he was waiting for me to fall alsleep!) I knew he was pretending but After I did fall alsleep eventually I would be woken up by a variety of different 'things' such as... - hugging me warm loving embrace while giving me repeated little kisses (ah isn't that sweet) whispering to me over and over "I love you, I love you, I love you so much, Ill love you forever" When I'd wake I felt like I was melting and felt waves of love and then he would pretty much pretend that he was asleep again... I NEVER experienced this behaviour with him while awake. - I woke up to him jerking himself off beside like several times a nite - He would tell me often in the morning of how I slept through him- ie. pinching my nipples as hard as he could and would say that I never even flinched! (bull) I'm sure I'm not the only one who has experienced brainwashing while sleeping... not 'sleeping with the enemy' more like 'trying to get some sleep with the enemy' lol

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Psychopaths who kill and rape have faulty connections between the part of the brain dealing with emotions and that which handles impulses and decision-making, scientists have found. In a study of psychopaths who had committed murder, manslaughter, multiple rape, strangulation and false imprisonment, the British scientists found that "roads" linking the two crucial brain areas had "potholes," while those of non-psychopaths were in good shape. The study opens up the possibility of developing treatments for dangerous psychopaths in the future, said Dr Michael Craig of the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, and may have profound implications for doctors, researchers and the criminal justice system. "These were particular serious offenders with psychopathy and without any other mental illnesses," he told Reuters in an interview. "Essentially what we found is that the connections in the psychopaths were not as good as the connections in the non-psychopaths. I would describe them as roads between the two areas -- and we found that in the psychopaths, the roads had potholes and weren't very well maintained." TIMING IS KEY The scientists cautioned against suggestions the study could lead to screening of potential psychopathic criminals before they are able to commit crimes, saying their findings had not established how, when or why the brain links were damaged. "The most exciting question now...is when do the potholes come -- are people born with them, do they develop early in life, or are they a consequence of something else?" Psychopathic extremes have been portrayed in Hollywood blockbusters by characters like the serial killer and cannibal Hannibal Lecter. Psychopaths often violate social norms, are manipulative, impulsive and sensation-seeking, and appear to feel no empathy or remorse. Dr. Craig, who conducted the study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry with colleagues Declan Murphy and Dr Marco Catani, stressed that the numbers in the brain scan study were small, with only nine psychopaths analyzed and compared with nine non-psychopaths. "Trying to get people of this particular type to take part in a study, and also then deal with all the security you need to get them into a brain scanner, is not an easy feat," he said. The study used a new brain imaging technology to further analyze psychopaths' brains after previous studies found that the amygdala part of the brain, which processes emotions, and orbitofrontal cortex, which handles impulses and decisions, are structurally and functionally different in psychopaths. "Up until recently the technology hasn't been available to look at the connections between those two brain areas in any meaningful way," Dr. Craig said. But a new technique, called diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DT-MRI), allowed the researchers to look at the white matter tract linking the two key brain areas. As well as finding clear structural deficits in the tract in psychopathic brains, they also found the degree of abnormality was significantly linked to the degree of psychopathy. "As for the moral significance for society, and how society wants to deal with these things, that is a little premature," said Dr. Craig. "This is a small study and the important thing it raises is that more research needs to be done." http://www.nhs.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~ Moving Forward: Coaching for Victims Pathologicals Feelings buried alive never die. - Alice Miller

XN always complained of getting little sleep due to allergies and sleep apnea. His cell shut off every night at 2300. I suspect he had it that way so he can fool around at night and didn't want to be bothered. In addition, he farted and burped loudly a lot. And didn't have a problem having a bowel movement w/ door open. He said -his *hit never stinks! Absolutely disgusting.

but i've also read somewhere that they don't have REM deficits...and that some of them don't seem to dream...the psycho always said he never had dreams.........

God he didn't sleep until very late either, at first it's endearing to get the late texts and attention then mind would just wonder what is he doing probably porn and infedility. When he did sleep he would just be gone it was so hard to wake him up like a kid and it took like 10 tries. If it was me being late to something I should lighten up or eventaully learned get there myself. If it was him well then he yelled about where his things were. so frazzled. I can't wait for him to join the real world in two years when his Med school is done o always wondered how he would wake up and work hard.